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{{header_en|title=Installing Image Scan on Slackware Linux 14.1| keyword={{Template:keyword_en_iscan}}| description=Building, installing and configuring a working Image Scan package on Slackware Linux 14.1 | link_page=iscan_per_Slackware_14.1}}
Slackware 14.1 was officially released 7th November 2013 and as a consequence '''the Image Scan software install procedure was in need of a review and update'''. In the following paper I'll refer to '''Iscan release 2.29.3''' the latest available at present. Slackware 14.1 has no significant difference when compared to the previous 14.0 release for what concerns the scanning software. Sadly the path issue related to the PNG library header files was not managed upstream and '''the need for patching the source code persists in release 2.29.3'''. As explained in my previous article: [[iscan_and_Slackware_14.0 |Iscan and Slackware 14.0]], line 45 of the '''/lib/pngstream.hh file should be updated''' replacing
Slackware 14.1 was officially released 7th November 2013 and as a consequence '''the Image Scan software install procedure was in need of a review and update'''. In the following paper I'll refer to '''Iscan release 2.29.3''' the latest available at present. Slackware 14.1 has no significant difference when compared to the previous 14.0 release for what concerns the scanning software. Sadly the path issue related to the PNG library header files was not managed upstream and '''the need for patching the source code persists in release 2.29.3'''. As explained in my previous article: [[iscan_and_Slackware_14.0 |Iscan and Slackware 14.0]], line 45 of the '''/lib/pngstream.hh file should be updated''' replacing
<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
#include <png.h>
</syntaxhighlight>
with the right header path:
with the right header path:
<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
#include <libpng12/png.h>
</syntaxhighlight>
to prevent a compiler error while building software. A big thank You to Antonio M. for reporting the issue.
to prevent a compiler error while building software. A big thank You to Antonio M. for reporting the issue.
== Updated Packages / Scripts ==
== Updated Packages / Scripts ==
All software is subject of updates and new releases, adding functionality and supporting newer hardware devices. Packages and scripts updated to a recent Iscan release can be found in the following [[Iscan_and_Slackware_14.1_update#Packages_and_Build_Scripts |web page]].
All software is subject of updates and new releases, adding functionality and supporting newer hardware devices. Packages and scripts updated to a recent Iscan release can be found in the following [[Iscan_and_Slackware_14.1_update#Packages_and_Build_Scripts |web page]].
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